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Monsters in the Closet

by Harry Benshoff

Type
Studies
Subject
GenreHorror
Keywords
horror, homosexuality
Publishing date
1997
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Collection
Inside Popular Film
Language
English
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Relative size
Physical desc.
Paperback • 336 pages
5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches (14.5 x 22 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-7190-4473-1
978-0-7190-4473-1
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Book Presentation:
One of the few books to address the horror film from any kind of critical position.. Unique - The first history of the horror film to approach it from a queer perspective.. Written with detail and thoroughness - covers all eras of the horror film and correlates specific types of movie monsters to the historical social conditions which produced them.. Explores how popular culture encodes and demonizes queerness within the generic format of the horror film.

About the Author:
Harry M. Benshoff recently received his doctorate from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He teaches film and television classes in and around Los Angeles

See the publisher website: Manchester University Press

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